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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Seems like a good product. However, I have a vacuum pump for bleeding a it was pulling air from the nipple when it was open and I could not be certain the air in the lines was fully bleed out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael MacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 12, 2023 11:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>; Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is what I use to bleed brakes and clutch lines. It's quick, safe and it simply pulls fluid from the bleeder nipple. No chance to spray brake fluid on paint. Just need to empty it once in a while.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://tinyurl.com/Vacuum-Bleeder">https://tinyurl.com/Vacuum-Bleeder</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 9:21 AM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps should mention that what prompted me to make the "ski boot clip" cap was an incident where the adaptor cap supplied with my Snap-on pressure bleeder blew off when bleeding the brake system on a restoration car and splattered brake fluid all over the new paint job and that of the car next to it (which we didn't notice until too late).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The cap threads on the original Girling reservoirs and master cylinders are not well formed so be careful if trying to use them to contain even 2 or 3 p.s.i.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>M<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu., Oct. 12, 2023, 10:05 a.m. warthodson--- via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>It is not an Austin Healey part that the cap has to fit. Nor is it an MG part. It is a Girling part. I am only aware of 2 Girling caps. One was metal (early & late style) & one was plastic. I suspect the threads on both caps are the same, but have not proven that. Part of the fit problem is that the threads on the cast repro master cylinders with integral reservoirs are very poor. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Gary<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="m_-6060738755307846448m_1781344211728711788ydpa63e0977yahoo_quoted_7796435766"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 03:43:40 PM CDT, John Spaur via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="m_-6060738755307846448m_1781344211728711788ydpa63e0977yiv1761550372"><div><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mirek, the recommended cap for the M.G. TC is 1109. I did call tech support and was told there was not a cap for the Austin-Healey even though the website states differently. Something interesting is tech support is provided by the former company owner. He bought the company in 2008 and sold it in September of 2023. Motive Products is located back east but tech support is provided by the former owner and the area code for his phone is 408.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have attached photos of my reservoir and cap. I fabricated a cap from the lid of a PVC solvent can. It fits the reservoir and seals with one rubber gasket on the inside.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cheers,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>John</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="m_-6060738755307846448m_1781344211728711788ydpa63e0977yiv1761550372yqt48893"><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <a href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca" target="_blank">m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca" target="_blank">m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'John Spaur' <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>John, I have this same bleeder but the product number for the adaptor is not listed on my receipt. However, they can tell you which one you need I seem to recall that oddly they did not have an early Healey listed, but the cap on the reservoir is the same as my M.G. TC, and the dealer did have a listing for the TC, although I don’t see it on their web page. Weird. I’d contact their support people and ask.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>That said, I have never been able to get the cap on the bleeder to seal on the reservoir. I mentioned it to Mike Salter who had a similar problem. It just does not seem to screw down tight enough, although I can see no logical reason for it not sealing. It is on my “to do” list (but near the bottom), to get a used reservoir and experiment to get a better fit. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Lastly, I could not see how one would prevent the brake fluid in the tube from draining out when the cap was removed. I fitted a check valve in the line right above the adaptor. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I’d be interested to see if other listers have had issues the adaptor sealing on the reservoir and how they solved it.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>For now, I am back to the old school method and it works fine, I just need to find another warm body to pump the pedal.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Cheers, Mirek</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Spaur via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Does anyone have one of these? I bought one and the Girling cap does not fit my Moss Motors Classic Gold brake/clutch fluid reservoir. I have a 1962 BT7.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>The adaptor above is the red cap and hose, the Girling one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I think I need the 1100 adaptor pictured below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>If you have one, which adaptor did you have and do you have a product number you could send me?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div id="m_-6060738755307846448m_1781344211728711788ydpa63e0977yqt03230"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/warthodson@aol.com" target="_blank">http://autox.teamnet/mailman/options/healeys/warthodson@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/springer.mike51@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/springer.mike51@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>